Events
Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
2023
November
- 13 November ‘From Kenya to the UK: Inspiring Journeys of Success’. 14.00 – 17.00 Portland Building, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham.
- 27 – 30 November 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) – ‘Breaking Barriers: Repositioning Africa in the Global Health Architecture.’ Lusaka, Zambia
2024
January
- 17 January Professor Mazeda Hossain's Inaugural Lecture | Nottingham Trent University
- 22 – 26 January 1st PhD Winter School in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Bern, Switzerland
- 22 – 24 January Expert Workshop: Inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa - A Research Agenda. Bern, Switzerland
February
- 7-8 February Material Cultures of Eastern Africa: New Historical Perspectives from the Local to the Global
- 22 – 23 February People's Health Conference. Kampala, Uganda
April
- 30 April NTU-MAK Partnership & NTU EAC Global Health Seminar
- The London School of Economics and Political Science - Public Authority and Humanitarianism Course
June
- 5 – 7 June The International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) 'Advancing higher education ecosystems for competency development' (ICED24) Conference – Nairobi, Kenya
- 24 - 29 June University of Groningen Summer Schools, Netherlands
- 27 - 28 June Mount Kenya University - 8th annual Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development (CAREED) Conference
October
- 21 – 25 October The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) ‘SVRI Forum ’24’. Cape Town, South Africa
November
Conference opportunities - Call for abstracts
2023
November
- Deadline 15 November The International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED) 'Advancing higher education ecosystems for competency development' (ICED24) Conference – Nairobi, Kenya
December
- Deadline 11 December The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) ‘SVRI Forum ’24’. Cape Town, South Africa
- Deadline 12 December People’s Health Conference, Kampala, Uganda
2024
January
- Deadline 30 January Health Systems Research (HSR2024) – '8th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research'. Nagasaki, Japan
May
- Deadline 24 May 2024 University of Groningen Summer Schools, Netherlands
Funding
PhD opportunities
Eastern Africa Centre (EAC) Fully Funded PhD at Distance studentships
Biocultural Restoration of Kenyan Ecosystems
Funding for this PhD at Distance will be provided by the NTU Eastern Africa Centre.
- Cover the full cost of your PhD at Distance fees.
- Provide a stipend for your living expenses in Kenya.
- Cover two research visits to the UK.
Application deadline is 8th March 2024, 11:59 pm GMT.
NTU fully funded PhD studentships
Closing date for applications: 12 noon (GMT) on Friday 12 January 2024.
Start date: October 2024 or January 2025.
Finance shouldn’t be a barrier to delivering world-leading research. Our ethos is ‘success for all’, so if you’ve got the talent, the perspectives and the capacity to drive change, we’ll support you. In return for your research expertise, our fully funded PhD studentships will cover the full cost of your PhD fees and provide a tax-free stipend for your living expenses.
A selection of Africa related NTU fully funded PhD studentships
Closing date for applications: 12 noon (GMT) on Friday 12 January 2024.
Start date: October 2024 or January 2025.
- Climate change politics in authoritarian states: how to talk about climate change under political constraints
- Foreign Policy, Agency and Africa Approaches to Global Health
- Pathways to resilience of agro-pastoral communities in Kenya
- Use of local plant materials to reduce greenhouse gas production from small ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa
- Exploring the role of communities in addressing antimicrobial resistance using a socio-ecological lens
Other Studentships
Fellowships
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarships:
We offer a range of prestigious and competitive scholarships to African students. You'll find details of the awards, plus terms and conditions below.
Research funding opportunities:
- Frontiers - Reimagining futures: Decoloniality in higher education – An Ubuntu perspective
- ODA Challenge-Oriented Research Grants 2024 | The British Academy
- South Africa-UK health research collaboration: climate and health, one health and zoonosis – UKRI
- International Science Partnerships Fund International Collaboration Awards | Royal Society
- Global Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) Projects Call 2 | NIHR
- UK Research and Innovation - African Research Leaders
- The British Academy - ODA Challenge-Oriented Research Grants 2024
- The British Academy - Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Led by or Actively Involving Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
- South Africa-UK health research collaboration: non-communicable diseases – UKRI
- South Africa-UK health research collaboration: multimorbidity of infectious diseases and NCDs – UKRI
- South Africa-UK health research collaboration: climate and health, one health and zoonosis – UKRI
- RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme – Guidance 2024 | RSTMH
- Environmental sciences: Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund 2024 – UKRI
- GACD: management of multiple long-term conditions – UKRI
- UK Research and Innovation - Infections and immunity: research grant: responsive mode
- UK Research and Innovation - Molecular and cellular medicine: research grant: responsive mode
- UK Research and Innovation - Neurosciences and mental health research: research grant: responsive mode
- UK Research and Innovation - Population and systems medicine: research grant: responsive mode
- Global Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) Projects Call 2 | NIHR
- Early-Career Awards - Grant funding | Wellcome
- NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships Round 1 2024 - Guidance Notes | NIHR
- Career Development Awards - Grant funding | Wellcome
- UK Research and Innovation - Future Leaders Fellowships: round 9
Competitions
2023
November